So, for my Critical Thinking class, we had to read Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift. Quite honestly, I'm not even sure where to start when it comes to reviewing it. It was interesting I guess and I did learn a lot about thinking critically, but the book itself was so crass and gross that I had a hard time reading it. I mean really, do we need to read about Gulliver's bodily functions and how many times he was "raped"? Seriously! Those things are not important to the storyline, nor did they serve much of a purpose when it came to critical thinking. Man, I am so glad that book is over!
As far as ratings go, I give it 1 for language, 1 for violence and a 3 for sexual content.
Contrary to the connotation that our culture has given to this story, it is not for children.
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